Outdoors retailer to open NC firearms super center

Published: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 1:09 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 1:09 p.m.

MONROE, N.C. (AP) — National outdoor gear retailer Gander Mountain says it is opening a firearms super center in late April in Monroe.

The Enquirer-Journal of Monroe reports (http://bit.ly/YvVRQv ) that a statement from the store said the Gander Mtn. Firearms Super Center will cater to firearms enthusiasts. Gander Mountain spokesman Jess Myers said the concept of a firearms super center dates back to November 2011.

The new store opens in the midst of a vigorous national debate on gun control in light of a series of mass shootings, among them the incident in Newtown, Conn., where 20 children and six educators were killed last December when a gunman opened fire at an elementary school.

Gander Mountain has a similar store in Germantown, Wis., and plans to open another one this weekend in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

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